BLUE & BLACKS PREPARE FOR QUARTER-FINAL

Coach Howard Stone is hoping to have prop Rhys Gill available after Wales U21 duties plus hooker Michael Leaman who is recovering from a broken thumb. There are doubts about the scrum-half position with Owen Ruttley and Dean Dewdney both nursing injuries and Tom Isaacs unavailable. The situation will be reassessed after Thursday evening's training session.

With Principality fixtures against Maesteg next Wednesday and Pontypool the following Saturday, Cardiff have three fixtures in a week and Stone admits he has to spread his player resources carefully.

He said: "With a fixture backlog building up, we have to be very careful that we don't overplay some players. At the same time we are taking the cup run very seriously. Our victories so far have served as the perfect tonic and we want to go all the way to the Millennium Stadium for the final in May."

In earlier rounds Cardiff have won at Laugharne, Tonmawr and Bonymaen. The team for Saturday will be selected from:

WRU International Skills Coach Jason Strange is a busy man, combining the new role with that of Wales Under 20 attack coach, Ebbw Vale head coach and continuing to teach at Ebbw Fawr Learning Community.

Warren Gatland and Sam Warburton look ahead to this week's crunch RBS 6 Nations tie against France, where the Wales skipper in particular is keen to make his mark, as Paris has proved a bleak place for him in the past.

Following their historic win over England, Wales Under 20 suffered a narrow, 36-34 loss to their Scottish counterparts last weekend, despite outscoring them by five tries to three. Watch the match highlights and reaction.

WRU TV go behind the scenes with the Wales squad as they put the final touches in place ahead of the clash against Scotland at Murrayfield. Follow the squad on their captain's run, the kickers visit to Murrayfield and Neil Jenkins' press conference